IAAF Continental Cup

The IAAF Continental Cup (formerly known as the IAAF World Cup) is an international athletics competition which comprises track and field events. It is the only world cup contested by teams representing entire continents, rather than just those of individual nations. The event takes place every four years.

The previous format (known as the IAAF World Cup) included separate men's and women's competitions. Eight teams would take part in each event - five continental and three national. If the stadium had a ninth lane, the host nation could also enter a team. The winning men's and women's teams (and runners-up) from the preceding European Team Championships qualified as national teams for the World Cup, together with the United States of America. The continental teams comprised the rest of Europe, America (i.e. North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association and Confederación Sudamericana de Atletismo, Africa, Asia and Oceania.

Beginning with the 2010 event in Split, the format was changed and the competition renamed the IAAF Continental Cup. The number of regional teams was reduced to four: Africa, the Americas, Asia/Pacific and Europe. National teams were eliminated from the competition. In addition, the separate men's and women's competitions were merged; the continental teams now compete for a single mixed championship.[1]

Contents

IAAF World Cup

Year Venue Cup winners Second place Third place
1977 Düsseldorf Men East Germany United States West Germany
Women Europe East Germany Soviet Union
1979 Montreal Men United States Europe East Germany
Women East Germany Soviet Union Europe
1981 Rome Men Europe East Germany United States
Women East Germany Europe Soviet Union
1985 Canberra Men United States Soviet Union East Germany
Women East Germany Soviet Union Europe
1989 Barcelona Men United States Europe Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Women East Germany Soviet Union America
1992 Havana Men Africa Great Britain and Northern Ireland Europe
Women Unified Team Europe America
1994 London Men Africa Great Britain and Northern Ireland America
Women Europe America Germany
1998 Johannesburg Men Africa Europe Germany
Women United States Europe Africa
2002 Madrid Men Africa Europe United States
Women Russia Europe America
2006 Athens Men Europe United States Africa
Women Russia Europe America

IAAF Continental Cup

Year Venue Cup winners Second place Third place Fourth place
2010 Split Europe Americas Africa Asia/Pacific
2014 Marrakech

IAAF Continental Cup Championships Records

Men's records

Event Record Name Nationality Date Games Ref
100 m 9.87 (-0.2 m/s) Obadele Thompson  Barbados 11 September 1998 1998 Johannesburg
200 m 19.87 (+0.1 m/s) Wallace Spearmon  United States 17 September 2006 2006 Athens
400 m 44.22 Jeremy Wariner  United States 4 September 2010 2010 Split [2]
800 m 1:43.37 David Lekuta Rudisha  Kenya 5 September 2010 2010 Split [3]
1500 m 3:31.20 Bernard Lagat  United States 20 September 2002 2002 Madrid
3000 m 7:32.19 Craig Mottram  Australia 17 September 2006 2006 Athens
5000 m 13:13.82 Miruts Yifter  Ethiopia 3 July 1977 1977 Düsseldorf
10000 m 27:38.43 * Werner Schildhauer  East Germany 4 September 1981 1981 Rome
3000 m steeplechase 8:09.67 Richard Mateelong  Kenya 5 September 2010 2010 Split [4]
110 m hurdles 12.96 (+0.4 m/s) Allen Johnson  United States 17 September 2006 2006 Athens
400 m hurdles 47.37 Edwin Moses  United States 4 September 1981 1981 Rome
High jump 2.40 m Javier Sotomayor  Cuba 11 September 1994 1994 London
Pole vault 5.95 m Steven Hooker  Australia 5 September 2010 2010 Split [5]
Long jump 8.52 m (0.0 m/s) Larry Myricks  United States 26 September 1979 1979 Montreal
Triple jump 17.61 m (+0.6 m/s) Yoelbi Quesada  Cuba 10 September 1994 1994 London
Shot put 22.00 m Ulf Timmermann  East Germany 5 October 1985 1985 Canberra
Discus throw 71.25 m Róbert Fazekas  Hungary 21 September 2002 2002 Madrid
Hammer throw 82.68 m Tibor Gécsek  Hungary 12 September 1998 1998 Johannesburg
Javelin throw 89.26 m Andreas Thorkildsen  Norway 5 September 2010 2010 Split [6]
4x100 m relay 37.59 Kaaron Conwright
Wallace Spearmon
Tyson Gay
Jason Smoots		  United States 16 September 2006 2006 Athens
4x400 m relay 2:59.00  Brenes, NeryNery Brenes (CRC)
 Jackson, BershawnBershawn Jackson (USA)
 Nixon, GregGreg Nixon (USA)
 Chambers, RicardoRicardo Chambers (JAM)		 Americas 5 September 2010 2010 Split [7]

Women's records

Event Record Name Nationality Date Games Ref
100 m 10.65 (+1.1 m/s) Marion Jones  United States 12 September 1998 1998 Johannesburg
200 m 21.62 (-0.6 m/s) Marion Jones  United States 11 September 1998 1998 Johannesburg
400 m 47.60 Marita Koch  East Germany 6 October 1985 1985 Canberra
800 m 1:54.44 Ana Fidelia Quirot  Cuba 9 September 1989 1989 Barcelona
1500 m 4:00.84 Maryam Yusuf Jamal  Bahrain 17 September 2006 2006 Athens
3000 m 8:33.78 Tirunesh Dibaba  Ethiopia 16 September 2006 2006 Athens
5000 m 14:39.11 Meseret Defar  Ethiopia 17 September 2006 2006 Athens
10000 m 30:52.51 * Elana Meyer  South Africa 10 September 1994 1994 London
3000 m steeplechase 9:25.46 Yuliya Zarudneva  Russia 5 September 2010 2010 Split [8]
100 m hurdles 12.60 (-0.3 m/s) Cornelia Oschkenat  East Germany 9 September 1989 1989 Barcelona
400 m hurdles 52.96 Nezha Bidouane  Morocco 11 September 1998 1998 Johannesburg
High jump 2.05 m Blanka Vlašić  Croatia 5 September 2010 2010 Split [9]
Pole vault 4.70 m Svetlana Feofanova  Russia 4 September 2010 2010 Split [10]
Long jump 7.27 m (+0.7 m/s) Heike Drechsler  East Germany 6 October 1985 1985 Canberra
Triple jump 15.25 m (+1.7 m/s) Olga Rypakova  Kazakhstan 4 September 2010 2010 Split [11]
Shot put 20.98 m Ilona Briesenick  East Germany 24 August 1979 1979 Montreal
Discus throw 71.54 m Ilke Wyludda  East Germany 10 September 1989 1989 Barcelona
Hammer throw 75.29 m Kamila Skolimowska  Poland 17 September 2006 2006 Athens
Javelin throw 68.14 m Maria Abakumova  Russia 4 September 2010 2010 Split [12]
4x100 m relay 41.37 Silke Gladisch
Sabine Rieger
Ingrid Auerswald
Marlies Göhr		  East Germany 6 October 1985 1985 Canberra
4x400 m relay 3:19.50 Kirsten Emmelmann
Sabine Busch
Dagmar Neubauer
Marita Koch		  East Germany 4 October 1985 1985 Canberra

* = last IAAF Continental Cup competition in 1994

References

  1. ^ IAAF Council Meeting notes, Monaco - 21 November. IAAF (2008-11-21). Retrieved on 2009-09-11.
  2. ^ "400 Metres Results". IAAF. 2010-09-04. http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-400-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf. Retrieved 2010-09-06. 
  3. ^ "800 Metres Results". IAAF. 2010-09-05. http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-800-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf. Retrieved 2010-09-06. 
  4. ^ "3000 Metres Steeplechase Results". IAAF. 2010-09-05. http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-3KSC-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf. Retrieved 2010-09-06. 
  5. ^ "Pole Vault Results". IAAF. 2010-09-05. http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-PV-M-f--A--.RS1.pdf. Retrieved 2010-09-06. 
  6. ^ "Javelin Throw Results". IAAF. 2010-09-05. http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-JT-M-f--A--.RS1.pdf. Retrieved 2010-09-06. 
  7. ^ "4x400 Metres Relay Results". IAAF. 2010-09-05. http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-4X4-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf. Retrieved 2010-09-06. 
  8. ^ "3000 Metres Steeplechase Results". IAAF. 2010-09-05. http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-3KSC-W-f--1--.RS1.pdf. Retrieved 2010-09-05. 
  9. ^ "High Jump Results". IAAF. 2010-09-05. http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-HJ-W-f--A--.RS1.pdf. Retrieved 2010-09-05. 
  10. ^ "Pole Vault Results". IAAF. 2010-09-04. http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-PV-W-f--A--.RS1.pdf. Retrieved 2010-09-05. 
  11. ^ "Triple Jump Results". IAAF. 2010-09-04. http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-TJ-W-f--A--.RS1.pdf. Retrieved 2010-09-05. 
  12. ^ "Javelin Throw Results". IAAF. 2010-09-04. http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4435/AT-JT-W-f--A--.RS1.pdf. Retrieved 2010-09-05. 

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